NEW ORLEANS – Convergence used to be considered a four-letter-word of sorts, too attached to the tech bubble which exploded so famously and harshly seven or so years ago…
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SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. network CBS agreed last week to buy CNET Networks, an Internet media company, for $1.8 billion in cash.
Under the agreement, CBS will pay $11.50…
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MONTREAL – BCE announced Monday it has written confirmation from the CRTC that it had met the regulator’s conditions of sale with “two minor exceptions,” just as media…
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PARIS – The number of broadcast subscribers in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reached 235 million at December 2007, an increase of 18% from 200 million…
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NEW ORLEANS – Using a variety of techniques, but primarily switching a whole lot of analog channels over to digital, Comcast, the largest cable company in North America, says…
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OTTAWA – Timothy Denton, a specialist in legal and policy issues related to the Internet and communications, has been appointed as CRTC commissioner, Canadian Heritage announced Friday.
He was…
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OTTAWA – George Cooper and the Honourable Joseph Handley have been named to the board of directors of the CBC/Radio-Canada, it was announced Friday by Canadian Heritage.
Handley is…
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TORONTO –The 90210 spinoff was among the acquisitions Canwest picked up for the 2008-2009 fall season for Global Television and E!, it was announced Friday.
In total, Canwest acquired…
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CINCINNATI – The first full mobile digital TV transmission platform to meet the new Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) solution proposed earlier this week by LG Electronics, Inc. and…
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MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada said Thursday it would be promoting Quebec City’s 400th anniversary celebrations across all of its platforms (TV, radio and Internet).
The public broadcaster’s initiatives include setting up…
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